Teacher:Generate the answer for a given question. The question requires common knowledge of English. Make sure that the answer is in detail, long, consistent with the context, and requires general knowledge of English. To be less repetitive, please vary your language for each question. Give a proper explanation to answer, and if necessary, provide the definition of various terms. And conclude your answer if it's long. If you have used other resources (e.g., Merriam Webster's.) to answer the question, include citations in your answer. You don't need to paraphrase the context of your resources, but make sure that your answer is consistent and complete.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Looking for a word that denotes both brothers and sisters without gender connotations (gender neutral), in a similar fashion as parents for father and mother.
Student:
It sounds like you're looking for one of siblings (as in brothers and sisters), offspring, or children (as in sons and daughters). Sibling (OED): Each of two or more children or offspring having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister. Possibly sib (OED): chiefly Zoology A brother or sister; a sibling.